jackson is now calling on president obama to step in and help his hometown. listen. >> in a certain kind of way this is about less than a mile from the president's house. it's about six blocks from the school where she attended. and so the whole world is now watching us. we urge the president to consider coming here. illuminate [inaudible] >> we mentioned shannon, 42 murders so far in chicago that is three times as many as in new york city despite a huge population sized differential in new york city and a lot of people say that's because chicago might have some of the toughest gun laws in the country but they don't have penalties for people who get caught using guns in crimes, mandatory penalties in prison like new york does. a lot of repeat offenders are back out on the streets committing crimes again and again. shannon? >> shannon: bad news. thank you, trace. we are watching brand new developments out of alabama as that hostage crisis involving a frightened 5-year-old boy enters its seventh day. there could be a news conference at any moment now. we are ke